well-behaved

Example Sentences

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But if he's classified as low-risk and well-behaved, he could potentially be transferred there for the final stretch of his sentence.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

As long as they’re home by curfew, and have been well-behaved that week, the teens are allowed to set their own schedules.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

If parents only left money to well-behaved adult children with a pristine record of good manners and fiscal responsibility, most pet shelters would probably never have to raise funds again.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

At first his projects were fairly well-behaved and faithful, at least outwardly, to the Modernist principles he had learned at USC: flat roofs, restrained geometry.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

They sat beside me on the carpet, quiet and well-behaved.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl